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Graphics Card Overheating

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6/22/10 at 1:14pm
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So I have an hp dv5t notebook, and i bought it new about 2 years ago. Originally, it was fine, but over the past 6 months or so, it has been seriously overheating. My graphics card idles at 60 degrees Celsius, and as soon as i do anything that puts any kind of strain on it, it shoots up to around 90-95. I know this is seriously wrong, but is there anything i can do about it? Or is it just an old laptop thats reached the end of its life time?

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post #2 of 3
6/22/10 at 2:33pm
2 years is a long time. Time to take it apart, cleaning it up and put in new thermal paste.

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post #3 of 3
6/22/10 at 4:20pm
Looking at the heatsink and fan assembly, it would be well worth stripping it out and separating the haetsink from the fan and giving the fins on the heatsink a good clean...
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